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Excerpted from “Love Has Made Grief Absurd” –  work in progress 

May 24, 2018 by Robert Sward 5 Comments

Gloria, by nature, first impulse --pre- AND post 2008 Alzheimer diagnosis— is to be open and friendly.  Open and friendly even when meeting someone for the first time, which, given the nature of Alzheimer's, is almost always the case.  That is, at … Read More

Robert’s Father, Dr. Irving M. Sward, With Sister, Leah In Poltava Russia c. 1890

April 16, 2018 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Before they moved to the U.S. … Read More

Robert’s Father’s Mother c. 1890

April 15, 2018 by Robert Sward 3 Comments

Born in Poltava Russia. … Read More

Robert’s Poltava Russia Born Father And Family

April 14, 2018 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

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Baba Hari Dass

April 13, 2018 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Baba Hari Dass, a silent Swami who communicates via a small chalk board. Robert's feature in The Toronto Star led to his move to Santa Cruz. Robert taught at Mt. Madonna School 1984-85. (Article to come) … Read More

Gloria’s Memorial Video

April 7, 2018 by Robert Sward 3 Comments

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Red Wheelbarrow Launch and Invitation

November 21, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Launch reading for the latest Red Wheelbarrow National Edition December 12th,  7:00 PM at WORKS/San José, 365 South Market Street. The new edition features winners of our first annual Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize, along with an art folio called … Read More

FLY

September 23, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

I don’t want to kill that over there on the wall, thing I just want it to know there’s a better way, there’s a better way to live. * Say what Rabbi says, that thing he says, When I let go of what I am I become what I might … Read More

Revision, re-vision, re-vise… re-vise re-vise

September 8, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Writing is re-writing HOW I’M FEELING I’m up. I’m not up up, you understand? But I’m up. * Seriously, I don’t always know when I’ve returned from wherever it is I was, where it is I’ve returned from. * Have I had breakfast yet? Seriously, have … Read More

I WANT

August 10, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

to go back to that room, that room where I was in that house where we used to live… * Are we gonna go home to where we used to live? You-we lived in a place in Chicago. Very definitely Chicago! I don’t know what town we came from … Read More

WHAT ARE YOU WRITING DOWN?

July 21, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

I love my white hair. You think I should trim it? No, I don’t judge the way you are. You are the way you are. But I want you to have a mouth. I don’t think you need a mouth. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t you dare marry another … Read More

WHO’S YOUR NAME?

July 21, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Who, who… who’s your name? Get up? Get up? I’m not sure I know how to get up. I’m just not sure. * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

HOME

July 21, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

When are we gonna go back? Back, you know, to where we live. No, not here, we don’t live here. Home, home, I wanna go home. You know, to where we came from. Where my folks are. I’m worried We haven’t heard from them. When are we … Read More

SLEEP

July 20, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

One day I’m going to go to sleep. I’ve been there. I’ve been there before. Sleep. Sleep is a place to go. Sleep is a place. Where are you going? To sleep. *  Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

MARRY

July 20, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Are you marrying anyone? Oh, there you are. Tell me, are you marrying anyone? Where’s my head? Have you, Have you seen my head?  * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

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